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Fantasy Empires

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4.2/5

( 21 Reviews )

4.2

21 Reviews

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Fantasy Empires
Description
Forge your own empire in this D&D game - the first to feature a computer DUNGEON MASTER who mediates all elements of the game play. This exciting game lets you face one to four adversaries chosen from among 20 computer-controlled opponents. Interact with fantastic races, including humans, elves,...
Genre:
Role-playing - Adventure - Fantasy
Tags:
Adventure, Fantasy, Role-playing, Atmospheric, Classic, show 8 more... Pixel Graphics, Mystery, Real-Time, Magic, Top-Down, War, RTS, Grand Strategy
User reviews

4.2/5

( 21 Reviews )

4.2

21 Reviews

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Product details
1993, Silicon Knights, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 or later, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7, Version 7.0, 2...
Time to beat
0.5 hMain
-- Main + Sides
-- Completionist
0.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Forge your own empire in this D&D game - the first to feature a computer DUNGEON MASTER who mediates all elements of the game play.

This exciting game lets you face one to four adversaries chosen from among 20 computer-controlled opponents. Interact with fantastic races, including humans, elves, orcs, dwarves, humanoids, and the undead. Command dozens of troop types. Deploy special forces. Send your heroes on quests and construct a variety of buildings and fortifications. Extensive character interaction, utilizing AI and Neural Network technology throughout the game (already back in 1993!), provides for diplomatic tactics. When combat occurs, the screen switches from a strategic map to a tactical display that shows real-time action in one of the most spectacular overhead perspectives yet!

Features:

  • Begin as leader of a kingdom - then build an empire by creating alliances and defeating enemy kingdoms.
  • D&D gaming first: a computer DUNGEON MASTER mediates all elements of gameplay!
  • Face up to four opponents chosen from among twenty computer-controlled adversaries.
  • Command dozens of troop types. Interact with all the major D&D races. Deploy special forces. Send heroes on quests and build different types of structures and fortifications.
  • Real-time combat occurs on a tactical screen with an overhead view.

©2022 SNEG LTD. Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, their respective logos, Gold Box, and all other Wizards trademarks, titles, and characters are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. ©2022 Wizards. Thanks to DOSBox for their years of support.

Goodies
Fantasy Empires Manuals Fantasy Empires Maps Fantasy Empires Manual and Reference Card (English)
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Minimum system requirements:
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
0.5 hMain
-- Main + Sides
-- Completionist
0.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - Adventure - Fantasy
Tags:
Adventure, Fantasy, Role-playing, Atmospheric, Classic, show 8 more... Pixel Graphics, Mystery, Real-Time, Magic, Top-Down, War, RTS, Grand Strategy
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1993-10-01T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Silicon Knights / SNEG
Size:
48 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Game features
Co-op
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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Overall most helpful review

Posted on: March 29, 2023

devarion

Verified owner

Games: 564 Reviews: 2

Hog all the keyboard!

From the limited time I've played it, this is a decent port. I was a little disappointed to find no real enhancements - but fun nonetheless. If $10 is worth it to you to get this up and running without a lot of hassle, grab it. Otherwise, maybe wait for a sale. I had hoped for a little love to allow the game to be played across the net with friends, but alas, I guess I'll just have to invite some people over and fight over the keyboard like in the old days. Fair warning, if you have an average size display, check the forum linked above. I posted a fix I had to make manually in order to actually make the game playable. Hopefully and update is added in the future to allow those of us with a meager 1920 x 1080 pixel size play it without tinkering with config files. It's set to 1920 x 1440 by default.

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Posted on: March 28, 2023

Kamamura

Verified owner

Games: 1470 Reviews: 54

Fond memories

A fantasy themed (Dungeons and Dragons licencse) strategy game in which your heroes fight real time battles when the armies meet. A typical high quality SSI standard of visuals, top notch pixel art, but for some reason, the GOG release has all the domunetation (manual, reference card) in German. Why, I wonder?

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Posted on: June 12, 2023

stiiixy

Games: 1162 Reviews: 1

I don't know why...

...there's a lot to this game, but not to much. All the visuals and sound are fun, but I guess the old learning curve is the problem that had me back in the day enjoying the frustration of learning a new and bewildering game while the difficulty made it seem longer. Oversimplified strategy, but not stupid.You have to defend yourself, try to head off competing armies, and cast a few spells here and there to get an advantage!

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Posted on: June 7, 2023

no__fun

Games: 270 Reviews: 4

This was in regular rotation as a kid.

It's not perfect by any stretch, but it's one of my first memories of a proper grand-scale Civilization-like game. It has a reasonable amount of depth, and the setup > live overview of real-time battles was always fun. If you get yourself comfortable with the sometimes limiting UI, the charm of the game really opens up. It'll take a few runs to get the hang of it.

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Posted on: March 12, 2025

katytate159_0648

Verified owner

Games: 97 Reviews: 28

Classic yet flawed

I want to give five stars because I have such fond memories of the game. I'm not because the game has a couple of limitations. It still is so darn close to five out of five. If I were to describe this game it would be a land grab with army building and basic city building aspects with a minor RPG aspect (aka the quests for your heroes.. which i think are a major opportunity missed-thus flawed) It's a game based on the original D&D rules set in Mystara, which I adore. There are provinces to attack and control, castles and other buildings to create in those provinces, which is great. But because they are strictly true to the old skool Mystara, clerics and mages are limited to certain tiles for building their respective creation buildings which can be an issue. Battles are fought top down (reminiscent of Gauntlet TBH) and im still (re)learning to use the keyboard but it doesnt affect the gameplay much if you know how to build up your army. I still love it even after thirty odd years so it cant be bad.

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